Paralegal Program

Associate of Applied Science

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The Associate of Applied Science degree, Paralegal is approved by the American Bar
Association and designed to train students for careers working as paralegals or legal
assistants in law firms, governmental agencies, corporate legal departments, public
service organizations, and other institutions. Paralegals work under the supervision
of an attorney and are not licensed to practice law.

Legal courses are taught by faculty who represent various aspects of the field of
law and hold a high regard for academic and professional integrity. In addition to
taking legal courses, an AAS student will satisfy their General Education Requirements

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*Note – ANTH 205 Biological Anthropology, BIOL 170, and BIOL 175 are the only natural
science courses that do not require MATH 90 as a prerequisite or that will accept
BUS 110 as the math prerequisite.

General Requirements

Number

Title

Credits

ENGL 101

College Freshman Comp

5

Sociology or Psychology on AA Distribution List

5

Political Science or History on AA Distribution List

5

Natural Science on AA Distribution List

5

CMST & 220

Public Speaking

5

Students must complete nine credits

*PLST courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better

Core Requirements

Number

Title

Credits

PLST 221

Family Law

3

PLST 222

Probate/Estate Planning

3

PLST 223

Alternative Dispute Resolution

3

PLST 224

Real Estate Law

3

PLST 225

Bankruptcy Law

3

PLST 226

Administrative Law

3

PLST 228

Employment Law

3

PLST 230

Business Organizations/Corporations

3

PLST 231

Contracts/Commercial Transactions

3

PLST 234

Internship II

5

PLST 235

eDiscovery

3

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